APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

							                                  APPLICATION
                                FOR MEMBERSHIP
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National or regional trade associations of public relations consultancies will
be eligible to become members of ICCO subject to the following:
1. They are a trade association representing public relations consultancies in their
   country or territory. Each country or territory can be represented by only one
   trade association of the industry.
     a) In case of multiple organisations in one country and of multiple application to
        membership of ICCO, the ICCO Board of Management will prioritise membership status
        accordingly:
        i.               The association is an independent entity dedicated solely to the interests of public
               relations consultancies;
        ii.             The association serves the interests of communications consultancies, of which
               public relations consultancies form a distinct group with dedicated resources and an
               autonomous decision-making body; or
        iii.            The association serves professionals from the public relations industry and
               maintains a dedicated chapter for public relations consultants with distinct membership and
               resources as well as an autonomous decision-making body.
     b) In case of multiple organisations of comparable structure, the ICCO Board of Management will
        grant membership status to the one trade association which:
        i.      Shows compliance with all aspects of the present Bylaws, and
        ii.     Represents the largest share of the country’s public relations consultancy business in
                terms of total fees received by its member consultancies over the previous three years.
2. They have statutes and a management structure that support autonomous decision-making on
   behalf of consultancy members and a Code of Practice acceptable to ICCO.
3. They have financial stability and can produce accounts of their last two fiscal years upon request.
4.   All their members agree to abide and conform to the ICCO Stockholm Charter.
5. The association has a minimum of ten members.
6. An officer or representative will sign to indicate agreement with the Memorandum and Articles of
   Association and the Bylaws of ICCO.
7. They agree to produce such statistics and information as requested.
8. They agree to host Board of Management and/or Executive Committee meetings in their country
   or territory when requested and will pay for the costs of providing suitable meeting facilities and
   will host the ICCO Board of Management dinner.
9. They will ensure that a representative of their trade association attends all Board of Management
   meetings and Executive Committee meetings where requested.
10. They will ensure that they keep the ICCO Executive Director updated on all relevant information,
    e.g., changes of personnel or address of their governing bodies or representatives to ICCO
    governing bodies.
11. They will maintain an up-to-date website with the following information in English: an overview of
    the association and its aims, its code of practice, contact details, and a complete listing of member
    firms.
12. They will ensure that they pay all subscriptions when due.




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Please fill in the following information as completely as possible.

Full name of association


Association acronym
Executive Director
Address




Phone                               country code + (      )
Fax
E-mail
Website URL



President / Chairman
Phone                               country code + (      )
Fax
E-mail



Year association established
Statutes                            (please enclose copy)
Code of Conduct                     (please enclose copy)
Stated aims & objectives




Number of member firms
Total annual revenue (from fee
income) of members
Estimated market share of
country (%)
Membership fee structure            (please enclose copy)


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Total annual dues income         (in local currency)
Total association budget         (in local currency)
Criteria for membership




Management structure




Names & titles of officers




Committees




Number of full-time staff
Number of part-time staff
Main activities / services




Accreditation(s)


Nature of information obtained
from member surveys and
benchmarking




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Listing of current members:

Please provide the direct URL of you online members list: ____________________________
Alternatively, fill in the table below.

   Name of Company                City Location(s)                Website URL




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